Animal rights group PETA pay unexpected tribute to bat-biter Ozzy Osbourne PETA has remembered Ozzy Osbourne - who infamously bit the head off a bat during a concert - for the "gentle side" he showed to animals following the Black Sabbath frontman's death aged 76. 23 July 2025 PETA has paid an unlikely tribute to Ozzy Osbourne. Animal rights organisation PETA has paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne The Black Sabbath rocker, who died aged 76 on Tuesday (22.07.